How your support changes lives.
16-year-old Reshma belonged to a shepherding community in a remote village in Karnataka, South India. When the family faced economic crisis, Reshma discontinued her studies to help her family at home. A trafficking criminal exploited the family’s vulnerable situation and promised Reshma work on a farm. When Reshma did not return home on the expected […]
An update from our Indian grassroots partner, Odanadi.
Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a worrying increase in the number of domestic violence cases reported, a situation which has been amplified since the devastating second wave of Covid-19 in India. Our friends at Odanadi, have experienced an influx in the number of calls to their helpline, with 543 calls concerning […]
Total raised from YST 2021 Events is…
We’ve been busy collecting the funds raised from Yoga Stops Traffick 2021 over the last few weeks, and we are absolutely thrilled to announce that a FANTASTIC £24,546 has been raised from YST 2021 events to date!! 🎉 THANK YOU to everyone who showed up on the mat and stood in solidarity with survivors of human trafficking. We […]
Yoga Stops Traffick 2021!
We would like to give a huge thank you to everyone who joined us for Yoga Stops Traffick 2021! On Sunday March 14th yoga practioners from the UK to Australia to Japan rolled out their mats in solidarity with the young survivors of human trafficking in India. YST 2021 was the biggest campaign to date […]
Om & Bass yoga FUN-raiser
Om & Bass yoga FUN-raiser for YST! March 20-21 Spring Equinox We’re over the moon to announce that our 2021 partner Om and Bass Festival are hosting a superb Global Online Weekend Wellness Event to support Yoga Stops Traffick and our grassroots partner in India, The Odanadi Seva Trust – working to rescue, rehabilitate and […]
TillyLou’s 5 Top Tips for Self Care
TillyLou’s 5 Top Tips for Self Care. This week we are very excited to introduce you to TillyLou, founder of The Buttafly and one of our brilliant Yoga Stops Traffick 2021 partners! The Buttafly is an 3-in-1 ergonomic yoga block, meditation seat and a unique treatment aid for the spine. Designed by Physiotherapist & yoga […]
Frances’ 5 Top Tips for Self Care
Frances’ 5 Top Tips for Self Care Blossom Yoga Wear is a UK based women’s yoga and gym wear brand. Selling eco-friendly yoga wear, designed and brought to you by yogis for yogis who love fashion and value quality. Crafted from the softest fabric, many of which are organic cotton, their products will move with your body, and […]
5 Minutes with Fritha
The next in our YST 2022 partner blog series features Fritha, founder and CEO of Secret Projects. Secret Projects is driven by a desire to empower women through economic development, by training marginalised women in India, enabling them to earn an income making stitched products sold within India and internationally. They seek to create “a […]
5 Minutes with Leonie from M Life
This next blog features Leonie Ellyatt, founder of M Life. M Life’s values are inspired by Leonie’s grandmother who courageously protested against the cutting down of a centuries-old indigenous tree. Leonie now carries on her grandmother’s legacy, creating beautiful and sustainable products to support the wellbeing of others and flying the flag for eco-friendly craftsmanship. […]
How your support changes lives: Swathi’s & Suma’s story
Swathi was 17 years old and in her first year of university in Mangalore, South India when she was targeted by trafficking criminals. One of the gang’s members intercepted her whilst she was travelling to university by bus and started to orchestrate a romantic relationship with her. He regularly accompanied Swathi on her way to […]